Meet Ephren Taylor
He's under 30 and already a multi-millionaire. Meet Ephren Taylor and see what keeps business empire growing.
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Meet Ephren Taylor - In 2006, at 24, Ephren Taylor became CEO of City Capital Corporation, the youngest Black CEO to ever head a publicly-traded U.S. company. At 27, he manages a diverse, multi-million-dollar portfolio of investments that includes oil production, real estate, biofuels, online media, money management, brand marketing and financial advisement.
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His Early Years - Taylor was born in rural Carlisle, Miss., in 1982. When he was 12 years old, living in Overland, Kan., his mother challenged him to make a video game he enjoyed playing. On a computer at the local library, he programmed his own game. He later made copies of the game he created and sold them to his friends.
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His Company - Based on Wall Street in New York, Taylor says, “I work with celebrities and athletes on how to take their brand and monetize it, partner it up with other brands and make a difference in the community by creating jobs and stimulating the economy. It’s like the Magic Johnson model but smaller, more digestible and gives back to the community by creating employment opportunities.”
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Family - Ephren Taylor says one of the main advantages he had growing up was a strong family support system. Unlike a lot of his childhood friends, he said, “I came out of a two-parent household, faith background, no drug abuse, no domestic abuse.”
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The Urban Wealth Tour - Taylor also travels around the country giving seminars on investing money and teaching the steps for starting a small business. One goal, he says, is to bring resources to the community. “We give people the tools and resources to take control of their own financial situations and teach them how the financial markets really work. We tell them the difference between what they read in the media and what’s really going on.”
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